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Hope College has fielded a football team for 90years with games over the years against a variety of teamsranging from high schools to semi-pros to collegiate. On Saturday, Sept. 4 the Flying Dutchmen will add yetanother chapter to their storied history when they host theWildcats of the Autonomous University of Queretaro, Mexico in apre-season exhibition game at Holland Municipal Stadium. Kickoffwill be 6:30 p.m. It is believed to be the first time that a team from theMichigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) has playedan international opponent. "The decade of the 1990s has been witness to a wonderful newpartnership between the peoples of two great cities," notedHolland Mayor Albert McGeehan. "These pioneering cooperativeagreements first began between the Autonomous University ofQueretaro and Hope College. This relationship in just a fewshort years has yielded a bounty of new-found educationalopportunities for young men and women from both institutions." In 1995 city officials of the Holland and Santiago deQueretaro forged new political, cultural, educational andeconomic bonds between the two communities. Hope College and theAutonomous University of Queretaro established a formal agreementin 1996 which allows the institutions to send students andfaculty to each other's campus. One of the exchanges sent former Hope's George Kraft toQueretaro in 1997 where he shared his expertise as offensive linecoach. Chair of the department of kinesiology, Kraft was amember of the football coaching staff for three decades. He isthe author of a textbook on aspects of the coaching of football. Members of the Queretaro football coaching staff have also beento Hope observing the team's practice regime and gamepreparations. Queretaro introduced the game of "American" football in1970, but it has only been at its present level since 1993. There are three levels of competition in Mexico -- children,juvenile and major. A women's team was started in 1997 andcheerleaders were introduced to the program last year. The major team coming to Holland consists of a mixture ofstudents from the university and "enthusiastic" former collegeplayers. In 1997 the team's running back, Ricardo Baca, wasnamed the best national runner as he broke records for most yardsin a season. The Wildcats were 5-4 in 1997 and 5-3 last year. The team, in its promotional material notes: "We haveparticipated in almost every championship in all categories. Wehave tasted the flavor of success and failure, but the one welike the best is the one of participation. One of our mostimportant achievements as an institution was the creation of ourbreeding ground of good football players, thus offering ourcommunity an excellent opportunity for a healthy, familygathering and challenging activity for children." The 52-member Queretaro delegation will arrive in Holland onThursday, Sept. 2. The players will be hosted by members of theHope day. In addition to preparing for the game, the team willhave opportunities to experience the Hope campus, Holland andwestern Michigan. A highlight will be their attendance at aWhitecaps baseball game on Sept. 2. The Flying Dutchmen began preparations for the season onMonday (Aug. 23). The teams will have two-a-day practices untilschool begins on Tuesday, Aug. 31. The exhibition game withQueretaro will replace the traditional blue-and-white intra-squadscrimmage. The regular season opener will be Saturday, Sept. 11when the Flying Dutchmen host Augustana College of Illinois forthe 34th annual Hope/Holland Community Day game.

Hope College has fielded a football team for 90years with games over the years against a variety of teamsranging from high schools to semi-pros to collegiate. On Saturday, Sept. 4 the Flying Dutchmen will add yetanother chapter to their storied history when they host theWildcats of the Autonomous University of Queretaro, Mexico in apre-season exhibition game at Holland Municipal Stadium. Kickoffwill be 6:30 p.m. It is believed to be the first time that a team from theMichigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) has playedan international opponent. "The decade of the 1990s has been witness to a wonderful newpartnership between the peoples of two great cities," notedHolland Mayor Albert McGeehan. "These pioneering cooperativeagreements first began between the Autonomous University ofQueretaro and Hope College. This relationship in just a fewshort years has yielded a bounty of new-found educationalopportunities for young men and women from both institutions." In 1995 city officials of the Holland and Santiago deQueretaro forged new political, cultural, educational andeconomic bonds between the two communities. Hope College and theAutonomous University of Queretaro established a formal agreementin 1996 which allows the institutions to send students andfaculty to each other's campus. One of the exchanges sent former Hope's George Kraft toQueretaro in 1997 where he shared his expertise as offensive linecoach. Chair of the department of kinesiology, Kraft was amember of the football coaching staff for three decades. He isthe author of a textbook on aspects of the coaching of football. Members of the Queretaro football coaching staff have also beento Hope observing the team's practice regime and gamepreparations. Queretaro introduced the game of "American" football in1970, but it has only been at its present level since 1993. There are three levels of competition in Mexico -- children,juvenile and major. A women's team was started in 1997 andcheerleaders were introduced to the program last year. The major team coming to Holland consists of a mixture ofstudents from the university and "enthusiastic" former collegeplayers. In 1997 the team's running back, Ricardo Baca, wasnamed the best national runner as he broke records for most yardsin a season. The Wildcats were 5-4 in 1997 and 5-3 last year. The team, in its promotional material notes: "We haveparticipated in almost every championship in all categories. Wehave tasted the flavor of success and failure, but the one welike the best is the one of participation. One of our mostimportant achievements as an institution was the creation of ourbreeding ground of good football players, thus offering ourcommunity an excellent opportunity for a healthy, familygathering and challenging activity for children." The 52-member Queretaro delegation will arrive in Holland onThursday, Sept. 2. The players will be hosted by members of theHope day. In addition to preparing for the game, the team willhave opportunities to experience the Hope campus, Holland andwestern Michigan. A highlight will be their attendance at aWhitecaps baseball game on Sept. 2. The Flying Dutchmen began preparations for the season onMonday (Aug. 23). The teams will have two-a-day practices untilschool begins on Tuesday, Aug. 31. The exhibition game withQueretaro will replace the traditional blue-and-white intra-squadscrimmage. The regular season opener will be Saturday, Sept. 11when the Flying Dutchmen host Augustana College of Illinois forthe 34th annual Hope/Holland Community Day game.

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Hope College has fielded a football team for 90years with games over the years against a variety of teamsranging from high schools to semi-pros to collegiate. On Saturday, Sept. 4 the Flying Dutchmen will add yetanother chapter to their storied history when they host theWildcats of the Autonomous University of Queretaro, Mexico in apre-season exhibition game at Holland Municipal Stadium. Kickoffwill be 6:30 p.m. It is believed to be the first time that a team from theMichigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) has playedan international opponent. "The decade of the 1990s has been witness to a wonderful newpartnership between the peoples of two great cities," notedHolland Mayor Albert McGeehan. "These pioneering cooperativeagreements first began between the Autonomous University ofQueretaro and Hope College. This relationship in just a fewshort years has yielded a bounty of new-found educationalopportunities for young men and women from both institutions." In 1995 city officials of the Holland and Santiago deQueretaro forged new political, cultural, educational andeconomic bonds between the two communities. Hope College and theAutonomous University of Queretaro established a formal agreementin 1996 which allows the institutions to send students andfaculty to each other's campus. One of the exchanges sent former Hope's George Kraft toQueretaro in 1997 where he shared his expertise as offensive linecoach. Chair of the department of kinesiology, Kraft was amember of the football coaching staff for three decades. He isthe author of a textbook on aspects of the coaching of football. Members of the Queretaro football coaching staff have also beento Hope observing the team's practice regime and gamepreparations. Queretaro introduced the game of "American" football in1970, but it has only been at its present level since 1993. There are three levels of competition in Mexico -- children,juvenile and major. A women's team was started in 1997 andcheerleaders were introduced to the program last year. The major team coming to Holland consists of a mixture ofstudents from the university and "enthusiastic" former collegeplayers. In 1997 the team's running back, Ricardo Baca, wasnamed the best national runner as he broke records for most yardsin a season. The Wildcats were 5-4 in 1997 and 5-3 last year. The team, in its promotional material notes: "We haveparticipated in almost every championship in all categories. Wehave tasted the flavor of success and failure, but the one welike the best is the one of participation. One of our mostimportant achievements as an institution was the creation of ourbreeding ground of good football players, thus offering ourcommunity an excellent opportunity for a healthy, familygathering and challenging activity for children." The 52-member Queretaro delegation will arrive in Holland onThursday, Sept. 2. The players will be hosted by members of theHope day. In addition to preparing for the game, the team willhave opportunities to experience the Hope campus, Holland andwestern Michigan. A highlight will be their attendance at aWhitecaps baseball game on Sept. 2. The Flying Dutchmen began preparations for the season onMonday (Aug. 23). The teams will have two-a-day practices untilschool begins on Tuesday, Aug. 31. The exhibition game withQueretaro will replace the traditional blue-and-white intra-squadscrimmage. The regular season opener will be Saturday, Sept. 11when the Flying Dutchmen host Augustana College of Illinois forthe 34th annual Hope/Holland Community Day game.